Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

The molecule is also being tested in over 100 vaccine clinical trials. Rising QS-21 demand from the pharmaceutical industry ...

Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land has had an unprecedented ...

It's tradition to plant trees in Israel for Tu B'Shvat. But the nonprofit that largely runs that effort is contributing to ...

The fires have killed one person and are threatening the town of El Bolsón due to dry weather and strong winds. Evacuations have been ordered in the affected areas. This is the third major ...

Forest ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of wooded areas, including rainforest, deciduous and evergreen, temperate and boreal forest. It includes the community ecology of the ...

A fire near Japfu Christian College in Kohima, Nagaland, threatens Mt. Shüho's rare species of flowers. Firefighters face challenges due to the terrain, raising concerns of potential spread.

In this study, we used a long-term ecological experimental area established in the Brazilian seasonally dry tropical forest to understand how plant and insect invasions affect pollinator richness and ...

Whether you’re planting in your yard, on a windowsill, or in a public space, you can help create more bird-friendly habitats with native plants. Find the best plants for your area (and where to get ...

A Brillouin spectroscopy study of the apple fruit cuticle indicates spatial micro-mechanical inhomogeneities exist between the periclinal and anticlinal regions.